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INDIA : India’s Trade with the African Region notched US$ 38.96 Billion in the year 2009-10 (DGCI&S provisional figures) constituting 8.37% share in India’s total trade. Trade with the region has grown at a CAGR of 18.10% from US$ 4.48 Billion in 1996-97.
AFRICA : 54 Countries, 1 billion people, US$ 1.01 Billion of trade. Imports worth US$ 468 billion include Mineral Fuels, Oils, Machinery, Vehicles including Boats, Ships, Aircrafts, Electronics & Electricals, Iron & Steel & Articles thereof, Cereals, Plastics, Pharmaceuticals, etc.

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Tanzania's Top 10 Products of Imports from India
All values in USD Million

Rank

HS Code

Description

Tanzania's Imports from India 2006

Tanzania's Imports from india 2007

% Growth 2007/2006
-
TOTAL
All products
239.691
512.707
113.9

1

27

Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products, etc

58.32

222.87

282.13

2

72

Iron and steel

8.11

38.85

378.93

3

84

Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery, etc

29.40

34.52

17.41

4

87

Vehicles other than railway, tramway

13.77

27.95

102.98

5

30

Pharmaceutical products

28.61

27.16

-5.05

6

39

Plastics and articles thereof

13.94

17.08

22.49

7

85

Electrical, electronic equipment

8.46

12.18

44.03

8

29

Organic chemicals

6.82

9.94

45.71

9

52

Cotton

5.31

9.71

82.67

10

73

Articles of iron or steel

4.76

9.33

95.99